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Alice Harris Elected to Lead the Linguistic Society of America
Alice C. Harris is a professor of linguistics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She will become president of the 5,000-member Linguistic Society of America in 2016 after serving for a year as vice president and president-elect.
The New President of San Bernardino Valley College in California
Gloria Fisher has been serving as interim president of the college since July and has served on the college’s faculty and staff for the past 23 years. She earned a juris doctorate at the San Joaquin College of Law in Fresno, California.
Valerie Harrison Now Leading The Lincoln University
The board of trustees of The Lincoln University in Pennsylvania has named Valerie Harrison as acting president of the university. She has been serving as the university’s General Counsel since 2013 and previously had held a similar post at Arcadia University.
Kathleen Murray Appointed President of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington
At the current time, Dr. Murray serves as provost, dean of the faculty, and professor of music at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She will become the 14th president of the 1,500-student Whitman College in July 2015.
The Next President of Middlebury College
Laurie L. Patton was named the next president of Middlebury College in Vermont. She will take office on July 1, 2015. Dr. Patton currently serves as professor of religion and dean of the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University.
Women From Kenya and South Africa Who Study in the United States Win Rhodes Scholarships
Miriam Kilimo, a 2014 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, won a Rhodes Scholarship reserved for students from Kenya. Jessica Glennie, a native of South Africa and an architecture student at the University of Texas, also has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar.
The First Woman to Serve as President of Virginia State University
When she takes office in January, Dr. Pamela Valleria Wilson Hammond will the first woman president in the 133-year history of the university. Since 2009, Dr. Hammond has served as provost at Hampton University in Virginia.
The Next President of Westchester Community College in New York
Since 2011, Dr. Belinda S. Miles has served as provost and executive vice president of access, learning, and success at Cuyahoga Community College in Parma, Ohio. She will begin her new duties in January.
Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna Wins a $3 Million Breakthrough Prize
Berkeley Professor Jennifer Doudna and Emanuelle Chapentier of Umea University in Sweden will each receive $3 million for their research harnessing an ancient mechanism of bacterial immunity into technology for genome editing.
The New Leader of Cecil College in North East, Maryland
Mary Way Bolt has been named acting president of Cecil College, a two-year, public institution located just south of the Mason-Dixon Line in North East, Maryland. Women are 62 percent of the student body at Cecil College.
Arizona State University Professor to Lead the National Institute of Justice
Created in 1969, the National Institute of Justice funds and supervises criminal justice research that focuses on crime reduction and the promotion of justice on the state and local level. President Obama has nominated Nancy Rodriguez to be the institute’s next director.
The New Leader of the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University
Sue Carter has been appointed director of The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at Indiana University in Bloomington. The institute was founded in 1947 by Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the study of human sexuality.
Beverly Walker-Griffea to Lead the American Association for Women in Community Colleges
Beverly Walker-Griffea, the new president of Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan, will serve for one year as president-elect and then assume the presidency of the organization in 2015 for a two-year term.
Betty Young to Lead Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio
Betty Young was named interim president of Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio. The two-year college, located southeast of Columbus, enrolls about 4,100 students. Women make up 51 percent of the student body.
New Leader for the University of Wisconsin Colleges and UW-Extension
Cathy Sandeen has been serving as vice president for education attainment and innovation at the American Council on Education. She is the former dean of continuing education at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Join the Faculty at George Washington University
Alison Macfarlane has served as the 15th chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission since July 2012. She is the third woman to hold the post. In January, she will join the faculty at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
Linda Brady to Step Down as Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Linda P. Brady, chancellor of the University of North Carolina Greensboro, has announced that she will step down on July 31, 2015 and return to teaching. She was named the university’s tenth chancellor in August 2008.
Dianna Phillips to Lead the Community College of the University of the District of Columbia
Dr. Phillips has been serving as executive vice president for educational services at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey. Previously, she was dean of technical education at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York.
Amy Gutmann Elected Chair of the Board of the Association of American Universities
Dr. Gutmann has served as president of the University of Pennsylvania since 2004. She also serves as the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science and professor of communication in the Annenberg School for Communication at Penn.
MIT Professor Named Deputy Administrator at NASA
Dava Newman, professor of aeronautics and astronautics and professor of engineering systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been nominated by President Obama as deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Two Women Scholars Honored With the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Cherry A. Murray is the John A. and Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, professor of physics and dean of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Mary Shaw is the Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Debra Townsley to Leave the Presidency of William Peace University
Dr. Townsley had angered many students and alumnae in 2012 when she announced the plan to turn Peace College, a liberal arts educational institution for women into a co-educational institution. Despite a no-confidence vote from the faculty, she retained the support of the trustees.
The New Provost at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts
Lisa M. Lynch has been serving as dean and the Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at the university. During the Clinton administration, Dr. Lynch was chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Two Women to Be Awarded the National Science Medal
Among the 10 winners of the National Science Medal this year are two women: May Berenbaum, a professor of entomology at the University of Illinois, and Judith P. Klinman, a professor emerita of chemistry at the University of Calfornia, Berkeley.
Leslie Ford Weber Named to Lead the Montgomery County Campus of Johns Hopkins University
Leslie Ford Weber has served as interim director of the Montgomery County campus since October 2013. Since 2011, she has also served as director of government and community affairs for the university’s Suburban Hospital.
Cornell University’s First Woman President
Elizabeth Garrett is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. When she takes office on July 1, 2015, she will become the first woman president of Cornell.
Algeania Warren Freeman Named President of Wilberforce University in Ohio
Dr. Freeman previously served as president of Martin University in Indianapolis and Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina. She has a difficult job ahead as Wilberforce has until December to show why its accreditation should not be revoked.
Sandra Stone Named Regional Chancellor at the University of South Florida
Dr. Stone has been serving as vice president for academic affairs at Dalton State College in Georgia. She will begin her new role as regional chancellor at the Sarasota-Manatee campus of the University of South Florida on November 1.
Ann Williams to Step Down as Chancellor of Penn State’s Lehigh Valley Campus
In 2000, Dr. Ann Williams became chancellor of the Lehigh Valley campus located in Center Valley. Previously, she spent 19 years as a professor and administrator at Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. She will retire in July 2015.
Berkeley Scholar Named as the Next U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Maria Echaveste is the director of policy and program development for the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at the School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. If confirmed, she will be the first woman to hold the position.
Wesleyan University Orders On-Campus Fraternities to Admit Women
Not only will women have to be admitted but they must be well-represented in the body and leadership of the fraternal organization. Fraternities have three years to comply with the new requirements.
Women and Poverty in the United States
In 2013, only 5.8 percent of married-couple families lived in poverty. For families headed by a single man, 15.9 percent of all families were poor. But for families headed by a single woman, 30.6 percent of all families were poor.
New White House Initiative to Prevent Sexual Assault on College Campuses
President Obama has announced the “It’s On Us” initiative which seeks to engage college students and the entire campus community in efforts to prevent sexual assault. The campaign will focus on motivating college men to get involved in prevention efforts.
The First Woman President of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Soraya M. Coley was named as the next president of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She now serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, Bakersfield.
Michelle Johnston Appointed President of the University of Rio Grande in Ohio
When she takes office on September 29, Dr. Johnston will be the 22nd president and the second woman president of the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College in south-central Ohio. She has been serving as a senior vice president at the University of Montevallo in Alabama.
